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Listeroid Engines / 14hp Power Soultions low on power?
« on: November 15, 2011, 03:52:53 PM »
I have a 14-1 power solutions listeroid with a ST-12 generator. I got it in 2006 and only have about 20 hrs on it. When I lost power at home it had no problem running the whole house, window air conditioner and 6.5 hp 60 gal campbell housfield air compressor.
But I took it to the farm to run a 15" planner 3 hp and a dust collector 1hp. And it just cannot maintain voltage. I start the planner and the engine luges right down Dropping from 240 volts to 210. And while it was planing cedar it was lugging down to 220v. And when I put in a 7" wide spruce board in the planner Dropping from 1000 rpm to around 700 until I could hit the stop switch. While it was smoking a little it was not rolling black smoke out the exhaust.
If I figured it right 14hp is 9800 watt so I figured real world out put should be 8000 to 9000 watts 0r 35 to 40 amps 220. But it did not trip the 20 amp breaker on the pannel. I don't think I am expecting too much by running 4hp of electric motors off a 14 hp engine. Or does a 14hp single cylinder just not have enough power strokes a minute to keep up.
This engine is entirely stock other than replacing the fuel lines which decomposed and I replaced. I don't know if the injector timing may be off, bad spring on the govener, Injector rack not opening enough or something else entirely.
I really hope this engine is enough to do the job and you all can help me get it up to snuff. While I do have a 20hp changfa I can put on it I would much rather keep the lister and have it do what I need it to.
Sorry about the blurry picture all I had was a cheep cell phone camera.
But I am glad it was able to get my cedar planned and I was able to get my new front porch built on my bunkhouse.
Billy
But I took it to the farm to run a 15" planner 3 hp and a dust collector 1hp. And it just cannot maintain voltage. I start the planner and the engine luges right down Dropping from 240 volts to 210. And while it was planing cedar it was lugging down to 220v. And when I put in a 7" wide spruce board in the planner Dropping from 1000 rpm to around 700 until I could hit the stop switch. While it was smoking a little it was not rolling black smoke out the exhaust.
If I figured it right 14hp is 9800 watt so I figured real world out put should be 8000 to 9000 watts 0r 35 to 40 amps 220. But it did not trip the 20 amp breaker on the pannel. I don't think I am expecting too much by running 4hp of electric motors off a 14 hp engine. Or does a 14hp single cylinder just not have enough power strokes a minute to keep up.
This engine is entirely stock other than replacing the fuel lines which decomposed and I replaced. I don't know if the injector timing may be off, bad spring on the govener, Injector rack not opening enough or something else entirely.
I really hope this engine is enough to do the job and you all can help me get it up to snuff. While I do have a 20hp changfa I can put on it I would much rather keep the lister and have it do what I need it to.
Sorry about the blurry picture all I had was a cheep cell phone camera.
But I am glad it was able to get my cedar planned and I was able to get my new front porch built on my bunkhouse.
Billy